Indian stock market: Indian indices – Sensex and Nifty – witnessed sharp declines on Friday, February 13, pressured by weak global cues and rising concerns over artificial intelligence and its potential impact on the global economy. The Sensex plunged 1,048 points, or 1.25%, to close at 82,626.76, while the Nifty 50 fell 336 points, or…
—Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo Sunny days, fresh winds and quiet signs of life mark the onset of spring. Dalal Street was witnessing such a weather last week, until a storm barrelling across the global IT sector darkened the horizons again. However, those who have weathered many such storms attest that the weather,…
India-US trade deal: Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) made a strong comeback to Dalal Street on Tuesday, with their biggest single-day buying since October 28, 2025, as the finalization of the much-awaited India–US trade deal boosted investor confidence. According to the data available on NSDL, FIIs bought shares worth ₹5,426 crore and domestic institutional investors (DIIs)…
India-US trade deal: The Indian stock market welcomed the much-awaited India-US trade deal on Tuesday, February 3, as investors are viewing the much-awaited trade agreement not only as a meaningful catalyst for equities and export-oriented sectors, but also as a potential trigger for reviving foreign investor inflows. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have relentlessly sold Indian…
India US trade deal: After the announcement of India-US trade deal on Tuesday, the Indian rupee showed such strength which was not seen for the last several years. The rupee strengthened by 1.36% to close at 90.26 against the dollar. This is considered to be the biggest single-day strengthening of the rupee since December 2018….
Mumbai: Indian equities struck a positive note early in the new year, with the Nifty 50 scaling record highs on the second trading day of 2026, amid optimism around December-quarter earnings and expectations of a pro-growth Union budget. On Friday, Nifty 50 settled at 26,328.55, up 0.7%. Sensex ended 0.7% higher at 85,762.01, then shy…
Looking back, 2025 was far from an easy year for the Indian stock market bulls. Marking a year of “consolidation” after periods of solid returns, 2025 made investors rethink their portfolio strategy as rupee weakness plagued sentiment and the surge in gold and silver prices created a feeling of FOMO. Hopes are high that 2026…
The Indian stock market has been in consolidation mode this year, with benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty — lagging Asian and global peers by a wide margin. Among the factors that have plagued indices this year, apart from tariff-related worries and earnings slowdown, is the sharp selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs). FIIs have…
